Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-06-21
JUBILATING BRITISHERS.
A GREAT DAY IN THE CAREER OF ENG
LANDS QUEEN.

tention Of the world-An Exceptional
Favor to the Bearer of the Presidents
Congratulations-The Chorus of Rejoic-
ing Follows the British Drum Beat
Buffalo Bill Has Full Hand.
LONDON, June 21-Jubilee celebrations
were held Monday in all large center by
the various county corporations This was
done in order to enable the county officials to
attend the great services in Westminster
abbey. The programmes throughout were
similar to those observed in all thanksgiving
services
The ceremonies to take place in the abbey
were privately rehearsed Monday. The
jubilee anthem is grand conception, and
was carried through with absolute correct
ness Thousands of persons thronged the
streets at midnight.
The queen received Mr.. Phelps, United
States minister, at Buckingham palace, for
the purpose of allowing him to present Presi-
dent Cleveland's jubilee congratulations Mr.
Phelps was accorded private audience with
her majesty. Mr.. Phelps was attired in plain
evening dress. The queens demeanor was
most cordial
Minister Phelps in delivering President
Cleveland's autograph sealed letter to her
majesty was received in a small reception
room and not in the one used ON state occa-
sions, and, other than the queen and Mr..
Phelps, only the duke of Connaught and
Lord Salisbury were present The queen,
replying to Mr.. Phelps, expressed her deeI
sense of the kind feeling that had always
been manifested toward her by the American
people
The private reception of diplomats on such
occasions is almost unprecedented, but the
American minister had expressed a desire
through Lord Salisbury for such an audi.
dence, and the queen replied that it would
afford her much pleasure to receive him pri-
vately for the presentation of the presidents
message Later in the day other diplomats
bearing the congratulations of the heads OF
their respective governments were received
in the customary manner.
The address of British born citizens of Bos.
ton, which is framed in oak and printed on
cream-colored satin, was presented to the
queen Monday 1t was taken to one of the
queens private apartments Monday evening.
Her majesty was much touched by the token,
and read the ode with peculiar interest.
The Prince of Wales with his family and
the Kings of Denmark, Greece and Saxony
attended the Wild West show Monday morn
ing.
The queen will confer a lage number of
titles during the jubilee celebration. The
list as far as known embraces nine peers, two
privy councillors, thirteen baronets, (includ-
ing Sir A. S Borthwick, member of parlia-
ment from kensington, who is already a
knight, and thirty-two knights, among
whom will be Mr.. Henry Doulton, the porce-
lain manufacturer The crown prince of
Austria will be made knight of the garter,
and a large number of persons have been
selected to bear the orders of the bath and OF
st Michael and st George.
There being no business on the stock ex-
change Monday the brokers INDUCED in a
Jubilee" game of cricket on the floor, much
to the amusement of the onlookers and the
corresponding horror of the exchange
officials.
The Crown Prince Frederick William, of
Prussia, reviewed body of school children
at Sydenham, and was by them presented
with an address of welcome. He made an
apology through one of his attendants for
not replying to the address, as he was unable
TO speak above whisper
A general jubilee holiday was observed at
Madras Monday At Wellington, New
Zealand, Governor Jervois held levee in
honor of the queens jubilee and reviewed a
parade of the volunteer soldiers. General
enthusiasm prevails throughout the island, in
town and country, and the natives will keep
up the celebration for three days. At Pieter-
maritzburg, Natal, thanksgiving service will
be held on Wednesday and 5000 Kaffirs will
engage in a Joy dance" in the presence of
the governor and his staff
Besides the multitudes of Londoners who
will turn out to 10 honor to the queen it is
estimated that at least million strangers
will behold or try to get glimpse of the
state pageant along the route from Bucking-
ham to Westminster abbey, and in view of the
absolutely unavoidable casualties that may
and almost certainly will occur in the crush,
Westminster hospital, near Westminster
abbey, has been put in readiness to receive an
extraordinary number of patients aud special
auxiliary staff of attendants, physicians and
surgeons are already within its walls The
authorities are on the alert and every means
for preventing accident or reScuing and TAX
ing care of the unfortunates is made availa-
BILE
The rush for seats and standing room from
which to view the procession was tremendous,
but the few places left Monday night were
held at fabulous prices. In respect of paving
enormous slIms for seats, windows and other
advantageous positions, the biggest "gulls"-
the Cockney synonym for the American
"suckern-were Americans, many of whom
paid $50 each for single balcony seats, and for
the exclusive use of balcony accommodate
ing twenty persons $1,000
Queen kapiolani's present to Queen Vic
toria, if not so costly as many of the offerings,
was in its way as marvellous as some of the
specimens of handiwork given by continental
sovereigns. The gift consisted entirely OF
feather work of the most unique character,
and is said by those who have seen the yari-
Gus pieces comprising the collection to surpass
in delicacy of workmanship and beauty OF
design anything of the kind ever seen here
Regarding the statement that many Roman
Catholics who had received tickets of admis-
sion to Westminster abbey had returned the
same Cardinal Manning writes to the papers
that any Catholic in the British service hold
ing an office requiring his attendance upon
the queen during the jubilee ceremonies may
fulfil his duties, but this expression does not
extend to Others, not holding such Offices a:
-eounseling them to attend against their in
elinations The Catholic churches throughout
London will celebrate solemn mass of thanks
giving with prayers for the queens welfare.
The cardinal is not aware, he says, that any
tickets admitting them to the abbey have
been returned by the Irish clergymen, but hs
can attest that if any clergymen have re-
turned tickets they are still loyal and loving
subjects of the queen.
A banquet at Chicago.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-A banquet in honor Of
the queens jubilee was given at the GranC
Pacific hotel Monday night by Americans Of
British birth and origin at which 200 guest;
were present, among them Lieutenant Gov
ernor Smith, Mayor Roche, Hon. ]. r, Doc
little, j. v Farwell, Judge Gary, Gen M
M. Trumbull, P. D. Armour, Col ], Fl. Sadlel
Ipr,tisb oone,h and MANY ofbar Y,royn,par